Unemployment rate (IMF) — all countries

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Israel

Unemployment rate (IMF) in Israel in 2031 — 3.6%. Ranked 27 in the world out of 102. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.2 pp.

2031 3.6% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 27of 102
Period maximum 13.4%2003
Period minimum 3%2024

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of labor force

Unemployment rate (IMF) — Israel, 1980–203105101519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 4.8%1981: 5.1%1982: 5%1983: 4.6%1984: 5.9%1985: 6.7%1986: 7.1%1987: 6.1%1988: 6.4%1989: 8.9%1990: 9.6%1991: 10.6%1992: 11.2%1993: 10%1994: 7.8%1995: 6.9%1996: 8.3%1997: 9.5%1998: 10.7%1999: 11.1%2000: 10.9%2001: 11.6%2002: 12.9%2003: 13.4%2004: 12.9%2005: 11.2%2006: 10.5%2007: 9.2%2008: 7.7%2009: 9.4%2010: 8.3%2011: 7.1%2012: 6.9%2013: 6.2%2014: 5.9%2015: 5.2%2016: 4.8%2017: 4.2%2018: 4%2019: 3.8%2020: 4.3%2021: 5%2022: 3.8%2023: 3.4%2024: 3%2025: 3%2026: 3.2%2027: 3.3%2028: 3.5%2029: 3.6%2030: 3.6%2031: 3.6%
Change over the period: −1.2 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp
Unemployment rate (IMF) — Israel, by year Israel All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 3.6 +0 pp
2030 3.6 +0 pp
2029 3.6 +0.1 pp
2028 3.5 +0.2 pp
2027 3.3 +0.1 pp
2026 3.2 +0.2 pp
2025 3 +0 pp
2024 3 −0.4 pp
2023 3.4 −0.4 pp
2022 3.8 −1.2 pp
2021 5 +0.7 pp
2020 4.3 +0.5 pp
2019 3.8 −0.2 pp
2018 4 −0.2 pp
2017 4.2 −0.6 pp
2016 4.8 −0.4 pp
2015 5.2 −0.7 pp
2014 5.9 −0.3 pp
2013 6.2 −0.7 pp
2012 6.9 −0.2 pp
2011 7.1 −1.2 pp
2010 8.3 −1.1 pp
2009 9.4 +1.7 pp
2008 7.7 −1.5 pp
2007 9.2 −1.3 pp
2006 10.5 −0.7 pp
2005 11.2 −1.7 pp
2004 12.9 −0.5 pp
2003 13.4 +0.5 pp
2002 12.9 +1.3 pp
2001 11.6 +0.7 pp
2000 10.9 −0.2 pp
1999 11.1 +0.4 pp
1998 10.7 +1.2 pp
1997 9.5 +1.2 pp
1996 8.3 +1.4 pp
1995 6.9 −0.9 pp
1994 7.8 −2.2 pp
1993 10 −1.2 pp
1992 11.2 +0.6 pp
1991 10.6 +1 pp
1990 9.6 +0.7 pp
1989 8.9 +2.5 pp
1988 6.4 +0.3 pp
1987 6.1 −1 pp
1986 7.1 +0.4 pp
1985 6.7 +0.8 pp
1984 5.9 +1.3 pp
1983 4.6 −0.4 pp
1982 5 −0.1 pp
1981 5.1 +0.3 pp
1980 4.8

Western Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The unemployment rate as a percent of the labor force, from the IMF World Economic Outlook database. The series is shorter than the ILO one: the IMF publishes it only for countries with comparable labor market statistics, but in exchange it includes a forecast. For full country coverage there is the unemployment rate based on ILO data.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.